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Materials : Damaged strings

Tools : Knife, your hands

Method :  Attached video for details

1: Cut a loop the string

2: Soften the string

3: Make two ring 

4:  Weave the string into two rings

Upper: Tosyu
Lower: Makiwara

One of my week points is balance of left shoulder.

As a result of check left shoulder by Tosyu, confirmation it was moved from initial position -Yugamae-.

What does not work in Tosyu is more pronounced in Makiwara.

Because the shoulder is unstable, My body was vibrated when Kai at Makiwara. 

So, it is necessary that more training for update left shoulder balance.

My image of the gyousya is rotating and stretching arms in radio calisthenics.

The calisthenics is natural arm movement, so it is same movement in Budo.

The purpose in Budo movements is to achieve maximum efficiency.

 For this purpose, natural movement is important.

note: x2 speed

My style

When I restore Nigirikawa, base paper was pasted on anko and the bow.

Role of base paper is fine adjustment of grip shape and grip guard.

My style, The right hand is designed to feel closer to the same sensation as the bare hand.

Left movie is Hanare motion with soft glove, the right is it with Kyudo glove with 4 fingers.

The details naturally differ, but the basic idea is the same.

I tried 2 pattern Hanare, One is tight Tenouchi  – top in the movie-, the other is soft Tebouchi – under in it-. 

As a result, I could see Tenouchi affects Yazei.

Focusing on point that arrow was away from string, it was presume that Yazei is possible to check.

The N point in picture, neutral point of string without load, is wave center.

A point is closer the bow than N point, B is far than N.

For arrow is away from A, string is fast and push arrow strongly.

B is the opposite of A.

So, it is possible to check that point that arrow was away from string.

I have heard that allow speed is determined by variety of factors.

One is Tenouchi skill. The tenouchi is most influential at time of Hanare.

I estimate,

at Hanare, the arrow is pushed string and released, push speed and release timing is influential at Tenouchi.

I will try the effect of Hanare with Tenouchi skill.

I trained My hanare occurred by Tsumahazhiki in the book – Kyudo Dokuhon- .

The my points for Tsumahazhiki

• Select Yugake to be fitting my hand
• Equip Yugake for fitting Torikake
• Check my hanare many times by video and friends and mentor

Upper: Yotsu-gake
Lower: Yawaraka-boushi
My technique, when I use any Yugake, I try to Gyousha in my style.

That’s why I’m trying to make sure I have my own style when I equip Yugake.

My tenouchi -left hand- is not at right angle to the bow when Kai.

As a result,  wrist is turned when Hanare which is wasteful action.

I’ll practice and improve.